Today's ride: Serra d'Espada. Smooth, twisty up & down roads, great views & absolutely deserted. Mind blowing stuff!
Final morning coffee ride Caple/Moraira return. Cheers guys, been a great few days!
La Vall d'Ebo big day out. Many coffee stops. Obligatory tapas & beer by the beach. Could get used to days like this!
Final break of the day: tapas & beers by the beach at Moraira. Anyone spot the reoccurring theme? Cheers!
Today's first snack stop @ Granadella beach. Cheesecake so good we all ordered another serve! Nom, nom, nom!
Back on the coast for the final break of the day: tapas & beers by the beach at Mascarat. Cheers!
Morning break from the Spanish, erm, mist & rain! World's thickest hot chocolate & apple strudel @ Coll de Rates.
One of the guys is collecting a rental here (Blanca Bikes, Calpe). Nice spot!
Pre-ride breakie @ the campsite. Nom, nom, nom!
That'll do! Shakedown ride in the sun with the CEPC boys. Cheers!
Col du Soulor in full summer kit... and it's still April! Crazy warm today!
Can't beat a cheeky cold one, snacks & some racing after getting home from a decent ride yourself. Cheers!
Today's ride: just another beautiful spring day on local rolling roads.
Today's ride: beautiful sunny spin up the Spandelles. Closed road barrier was down and quite the snowdrift up top!
Beaut ride up the Hourquette d'Ancizan today. Bumped into mates so nice social pace too
Snow @ Hautacam! First time up here so early in the year. Folks were skiing below the peak & I was in shorts. LOL!
Today's ride: another glorious winter's day... so Aspin it is!
Today's ride: winter sun (& snow!) at the Col du Soulor. In shorts no less. What a day!
Snow season hasn't kicked in around here yet. Not a problem for some! Great little spin in the sun today!
Checking Garmin insights just for fun... oops! It's winter & thought I hadn't been doing much lately either!
Mid-November Tourmalet! Shorts still, but admit it was a little fresh. Prolly last this year given snow is forecast.
Autumn colours on the Tourmalet descent... but still feels like mid-summer in Sainte-Marie de Campan! Awesome day
Tourmalet cruise. Home sweet home
Braus+Turini: Drizzle up top, mad rain on descent, saw car/moto prang & bike pros. Fixed freehub of random. Eventful!
Riding in hinterland above the Italian Riviera. Surprisingly good roads & mostly very quiet. Nice views. Great stuff!
Swiss bus MTB shuttle! This is top of the Ofenpass - I rode up here yesterday, but on a slightly lighter bike
Post-ride refreshments. Hell yeah! Cheers!
Stelvio, Umbrail & Ofenpass. Unbelievable! And yet not even the hardest ride this week. Things must be going well!
Mangart saddle, into Italy via Passo di Predil, Kranjska Gora & back to Bovec via pave hairpins on Vrsic Pass. Epic!
Short morning spin today. Yes, Lake Bled is beautiful, but the surrounding countryside ain't bad either!
Above the clouds @ the Slovenian ski resort of Golte + tour of a few beautiful valleys with unpronounceable names!
Today's ride: From Putj to Stajerska wine region & return. Super nice area of very well kept villages & vineyards.
Passed Fran Miholjevic & Leon Lukic out training today. Easy to spot pros when dressed like this doing 40kph+ uphill!
Today's ride: more shady forests & coastal views in Croatia. From up high and down low.
Today's ride: 100km+ of rolling Croatian hills, vineyards, villages & beaches in glorious sunshine. Great day out!
Today's ride: an easy cruise along Lake Garda before climbing up to Punta Veleno.
Sestriere & Colle delle Finestre. #IYDK arguably one of the toughest climbs in Europe! Descent ain't bad either!
Today's ride: lumpy route up the Durance valley to Briancon & back over Col d'Izoard. 2,360m of magical stuff!
Misty Borderes, Soulor & Aubisque. Doh! But it's an adventure! Plus a well deserved burger on final descent. Nom!
Hourquette d'Ancizan & Col d'Aspin in the sun! Don't mind the cloudy valley beyond - gonna call this a success!
Slight change in the weather today! Let's go try & find some sunshine...
Recovery drinks after baking on the bike half of the day Even Pratiwi got in on the act! Cheers!
Early start under red, hazy skies today yet still 37C as we crested the Tourmalet! Congrats to Phil on his 1st time!
Look familiar? But not quite as nerdy as last time... this is just how some people plan a bike ride!
Admiring view from the Col du Couraduque after just setting #PR up the climb. Bit toasty today but feeling good!
Just for a change, no big cols today Views of the rolling hills from Col des Palomieres.
Bit clearer than last time I was up here! Great little spin to work up an appetite...
Car free day cloud surfing at the Col du Tourmalet. Collecting a lot of it on my arms on the way up!
Cool TdF themed cake box from a local patisserie. Sorry, no pics of contents - they were gone in a flash! Nom!
Big ride today, too many climbs to mention! Penultimate was Hospice de France (actually a bar!) Beautiful & brutal